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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroo Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yutaka Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Takano, Kanagawa, JP;
Taro Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Iwasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Yasuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Issei Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Shingo Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A print instruction apparatus includes a group information acquisition unit that acquires information identifying a feeder unit included in a group including two or more feeder units, from among a plurality of feeder units mounted on a printer to feed paper sheets, where if one feeder unit in the group runs out of paper sheets during printing, another feeder unit in the same group is configured to feed paper sheets, and a display that acquires information related to a remaining amount of paper sheets each of the feeder units in the group, and displays information related to a total remaining amount of paper sheets in the group.